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Laevorotatory

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  • adjective. Same as levorotatory. Cf. dextrorotatory.
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  • adjective. Alternative spelling of levorotatory.
  • Word Usage
    "It was found chemically that cane sugar absorbs the elements of water and changes into a mixture of two different sugars, one being weakly dextrorotatory and the other strongly laevorotatory, hence the resultant is a rotation to the left."
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